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In today's Federal Newscast: The Partnership for Public Service announces its 2023 People’s Choice Award winner. The electric vehicle commitment of federal agencies has just be supercharged. And the teleworkers at the Federal Aviation Administration, have just begun their descent toward the in-office tarmac.
Clare Martorana, the federal chief information officer chairwoman of the Technology Modernization Fund Board, and Raylene Yung, the executive director of the Technology Modernization Fund, say they are giving lawmakers more details and briefings about the progress and impact of the investments.
In today's Federal Newscast: The FAA is conducting a pilot program that does not include a human pilot. The Defense Department wants to know what creates risk factors for military families. And a much-needed fix is coming to the SAM.gov platform.
Aviation is changing thanks to the emergence of new types of manned and unmanned aircraft. NASA's Advanced Air Mobility Mission seeks, in its words, to help emerging aviation markets operate safely. The program pulls in many public and private partners.
Budget hearings will take up much of Congress's time this week. The Department of Transportation (DOT) will be big, plus there is a vote on a nomination to a crucial DOT agency.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has a lot of goals for its latest five-year R&D and technology plan, including a transportation system that is safer, greener and more resilient than the one we have now.
In today's Federal Newscast: The CIO shuffle continues at two agencies. AFGE rejects calls to cut the DoD civilian workforce. And CISA revamps its website and adds a big red button.
After a busy start to the 118th session, Congress is on recess this week. Members are contemplating a number of important issues, though. Besides the debt limit, they have got some crucial re-authorizations ahead.
The acting FAA administrator said new safeguards should prevent a repeat of the January outage that halted air traffic nationwide. But there's no guarantee the 30-year-old NOTAMS system won't encounter other problems before it's fully phased out.
The Association of Commercial Space Professionals, who at the end of February 2023 are hosting a Space Regulatory Bootcamp.
Ross Nodurft, the executive director of the Alliance for Digital Innovation, calls on agencies to accelerate their move to the cloud to get out from under old technology.
Few people heard of the FAA's NOTAM system until it crashed and brought aviation to a standstill earlier this month. The FAA blamed a contractor for accidentally deleting files, such that the system failed to synchronize.
The NOTAM messaging system that grounded all U.S. flights cries out for modernization.
Committees are forming, hearing schedules still being worked out. You might say the blob that is the 118th Congress still hasn't quite jelled. Yet it has plenty to do.